Canon has announced the launch of there two new entry level DSLRs, the EOS 600D and EOS 1100D (Rebel T3i / Rebel T3). The market for capturing the enthusiast photographer has been heating up of late with the release of several micro four thirds cameras manufactures. There small size and ease of use serve as a slight step up from a point and shoot automatic camera. If however you are an amateur photographer looking to make the leap to a full DSLR camera, Canon has the perfect first camera for you in the form of the EOS Rebel T3 Digital SLR available March 2011 for a MSRP of $599.
The quality of your photos is heavily dependent on the photo sensitive (light) chip at the heart of the camera. Canon’s new EOS Rebel T3 DSLR features a 12.2-megapixel Canon CMOS image sensor for taking clean crisp images at an affordable price.
One of the most sought after features in a DSLR is a flexible view screen, Canon has added this feature in the form of the three-inch Vari-Angle Clear View LCD screen, “ideal for properly composing those difficult overhead shots”.
Key features:
- The EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II zoom lens, the standard kit lens for both the Rebel T3i kit configuration and the Rebel T3 kit configuration.
- The lens features the wide-angle to mid-range zoom flexibility with the advantage of Canon’s optical lens-shift image stabilization system that yields up to a full four stops of image-shake correction.
- Canon’s three-inch Vari-Angle Clear View LCD screen, ideal for properly composing those difficult overhead shots.
Pricing and Availability
The Canon EOS Rebel T3 Digital SLR camera is scheduled to be delivered to U.S. dealers at the end of March, and will be offered in a kit with Canon’s new EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II zoom lens at an estimated retail price of $599.99.
The Canon EOS T3i Digital SLR camera is scheduled to be delivered to U.S. dealers in the beginning of March, and will be sold in a body-only configuration at an estimated retail price of $799.99. It will also be offered in a kit version with Canon’s new EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II zoom lens at an estimated retail price of $899.99. It will also be available in a second kit version with Canon’s EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS zoom lens at an estimated retail price of $1099.00.
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